Tonight we received this email from the band director.
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BVW Band Family,
It is with great pride that I send you the announcement of our 2015 student leadership. We had almost 50 members show up to drum major auditions today (not including the 13 candidates!), which means that our students are invested in the future of our program. This is the single most important way to be successful. We have wonderful students. Mr. Stuever and I talk about how proud we are of them and how much we care about them constantly. Selecting leadership was difficult. So much so that we just spent about 3 hours on it-after already having numerous discussions prior to today. Less than half of those that applied are listed. This is a double edged sword-great because we have so many who want to serve the band in a greater capacity and terrible because so many deserving names are missing. What we try to instill in ALL our students is that leadership is something YOU choose-it is not something that can be bestowed upon you. I am confident that everyone who applied, whether listed or not, will be leaders in our program.
Criteria for selection was part audition and application, but MOSTLY how students interact with others and how responsible, reliable and respectful they are as people.
We could not be more proud of those who applied and those who auditioned for drum major today. The future is bright! The reason is three fold: Our parents do a wonderful job raising responsible and kind young people, our seniors were very invested this year and have inspired the younger members and our young members have aspirations for the program. The result of this is a high motivated group of young people who will ALL CONTRIBUTE to our success!
2015 Leadership:
Drum Major: Nick Pfeiff
Woodwind: Bailey George (Caption Head)
Emily Hennerberg
Alex Jasinski
Ethan McChesney
Ross McFarland
Amu Nuney
Brass: Alex Renaut (Caption Head)
Zac Cole
Will Damewood
Jacob Diemer (YAY!)
Mason Farley
Deacon Ridley
Percussion: Harrison Jones (Caption Head)
Mark Bowersock
Daniel Sizoo
Colorguard: TBD
Congrats to everyone who applied and auditioned! Its going to be a great year!
Ms. Lee
Ms. Lee
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As you can imagine Jack and I are very excited for Jake. I can't say it will be easy but it will be a great experience. I was also happy to see that Nick Pfeiff was named as a Drum Major. We are so proud of both boys!!
Please mark your calendar for OCTOBER 30th! There is a Blue Valley West Football game and it is Senior Night!
Other band dates for the Fall are as follows:
Sept. 11 @ 7pm - football game
Sept. 24 @ 6:30pm - football game
Sept. 30 @ 7pm - Blue Valley District Marching Festival
Oct. 1 @ 6:30pm - football game
Oct. 3 - Blue Springs Marching Competition
Oct. 10 - Tulsa Marching Competition
Oct. 17 - St. Louis BOA Marching Competition
Oct. 24 - local competition TBD
Oct. 27 @ 7pm - Band Concert
Oct. 30 @ 7pm - football game (Senior Night)
I hope you can make a performance.
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Today was a big day for Pilot, too! We have been working on leash training. The first attempt only got us across the front yard. The second and third to the mailbox and half way down the block but not across the next street. Today, I decided I needed to take a little extra incentive with me... treats! And this happened...
Yep, he made it all the way to the fountain! That's three whole blocks. And he ran most of the way home. With this new found adventure Pilot has also decided it's fun to run out the front door every time it opens. And he's sneaky. This morning I went to put a rug on the front porch and he joined me. I did not have shoes on and he was having a great time running circles around me. I, however, did not enjoy this little romp quite so much. This afternoon he found his way out of the backyard. Thankfully a neighbor saw him chasing a rabbit and got a hold of him. Jack mended the holes when he got home but not before Pilot snuck out again and gave us both a scare. He doesn't get his microchip until next week and he's so cute I would hate to have someone take him. It was really scary! I realize we've only had him a short time but I sure would miss him. He's already found his spot in are family.
xo
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